Identifying the reasons of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors occurrence in governmental organizations

Hosseini, Zahra; Mortazavi, Saeed; Rahimnia, Fariborz; Nazemi, Shamsodin

doi:10.30473/ipom.2018.5083

Document Type : Descriptive

Authors

¹ Department of Management Faculty of Economics and Administrative sciences Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad (FUM)

² Department of Management Faculty of Economics and Administrative sciences Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad, Iran

³ Department of Management Faculty of Economics and Administrative sciences, Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/ipom.2018.5083

Abstract

Unethical behaviors occur in most of organizations but a form of them is often neglected. A specific kind of unethical behaviors that are conducted with the intent to benefit the organization or its members is called "unethical pro-organizational behaviors". So the present study aims to identify the reasons of unethical pro-organizational behaviors occurrence in governmental organizations. The strategy of research is narrative research and using narrative interviews, the individuals’ experience unethical pro-organizational behaviors were obtained. Fourteen managers from governmental organizations in Khorasan Razavi were selected through purposive non-probability sampling. Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the qualitative data. The findings are three categories which included organizational reasons (supportive behaviors of top managers, inefficient monitoring and evaluation, inefficient distribution of credits and budget, authority domain and time pressure), individual reasons (organizational identity, commitment, Compassion, self-serving and risky personality) and legal reasons (lack of rules, ambiguity of rules and incompatibility of rules).

Keywords

20.1001.1.2322522.1397.6.0.4.3

Main Subjects

Modeling

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - Serial Number 24
October 2018
Pages 57-70

Identifying the reasons of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors occurrence in governmental organizations

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - Serial Number 24October 2018Pages 57-70

Volume 6, Issue 4 - Serial Number 24
October 2018
Pages 57-70